Ohio State Buckeyes center Trey McDonald (55) battles for position March 2, 2014, with Indiana Hoosiers forward Jeff Howard (24) and guard Stanford Robinson (22) during the second half at Assembly Hall. Indiana won 72-64.

Written by

Zach Osterman
zach.osterman@indystar.com

That's how the Hoosiers successfully replaced star freshman Noah Vonleh against then-No. 22 Ohio State on Sunday. Without the 6-10 forward, IU still controlled the Buckeyes, outrebounding the visitors and grabbing home win No. 4 over a ranked team this season.

"We had to pick up the rebounding, the defense, setting screens for other guys," senior forward Jeff Howard said. ...